Buzzin MotoGP

Nicky Hayden

Nicky Hayden, is likely to miss out on this weekend’s Czech Republic Moto GP, after injuring his foot at the recent X Games event in Los Angeles.

Hayden landed badly whilst performing a jump in a Supermoto event, and injured the heel of his right foot, which he has been advised to rest until the San Marino GP at the end of the month.

Hayden said,

“I certainly feel bad about it for my team and I apologise.  I had their permission to do the Supermoto thing.  I just wanted to do some riding during the break, have some fun, and I thought that maybe It’d give me a little spark for the rest of the season, but it backfired on me.”

It is the second race in concession that the Honda team have been unable to produce a full line-up, after Dani Pedrosa withdrew from the US Grand Prix when his injuries made it too uncomfortable for him to ride.

Pedrosa, is hoping to rejoin the action at the Czech Republic after resting and rehabilitating his finger and wrist injuries.

Pedrosa is now 41 points behind the championship leader, Valentino Rossi, but he is determined to get back to the top.

Pedrosa said,

“I hope I can have a good race at Brno to start the second part of the championship in the best possible way. It’s the kind of circuit that demands a gentle, fine riding style, you don’t need to be aggressive when taking the corners.  It has just been resurfaced, so we will have to wait and see what the grip is like.  The atmosphere is always great with a big enthusiastic crowd on race day. “